[enum-wg] Proposal for new org-type

On Oct 3, 2006, at 09:35, Antoin Verschuren wrote:

> I would like this list to be extended with the term REGISTRY.
>
> I will note the issue tomorow in the ENUM WG, but need consensus to  
> take
> place here, so please comment either here or tomorrow in the ENUM WG
> session.

I strongly support the idea of having a new organisation type to  
describe ENUM "registries".

I do not support your suggestion for this type to be called REGISTRY.  
First of all, it's too confusing: isn't an LIR or an RIR a  
"registry"? And would a DNS registry operator like SIDN (say) be a  
REGISTRY or an LIR when it gets address space and AS numbers from an  
RIR? Secondly, it is too specific to define the thing that "owns" an  
ENUM delegation as a REGISTRY. In the UK (and probably other  
countries), the entity that oversees the ENUM delegation is a company  
that has an arms-length relationship with the Administration/ 
Regulator. That company does not run a registry itself. Instead it  
will have a contract with a registry operator. There may well be  
other governance models for ENUM that will be adopted which mean the  
"ownership" of an ENUM delegation does not go to a registry operator.  
There would be something else that wasn't a registry in between.

I think we need a name for this type that is more neutral and doesn't  
imply a specific governance model. How about EIR: ENUM Internet  
Registry?